John Calvin: For a New Reformation
ISBN: 9798874905521Edited by Derek W. H. Thomas, John W. Tweeddale, Afterword by R. C. Sproul
Reformed Leaders Thoughtfully Apply John Calvin's Life and Teaching to the Modern World
More than 500 years ago, 16th-century Reformer John Calvin was born-a theologian whose teachings set the stage for reformation of the church around the world. The modern world is in continual need of his Christ-exalting doctrine and vision of the Christian life.
In 19 essays by leading Reformed pastors and scholars, this primer explores Calvin's life, teaching, and legacy for a new generation. This book is a clarion call to Christians everywhere to take seriously the ongoing need of theological reformation across the globe.
- Written by Trusted Reformed Leaders: Contributors include Joel R. Beeke, David B. Calhoun, Edward A. Donnelly, J. V. Fesko, W. Robert Godfrey, Michael A. G. Haykin, Paul Helm, Douglas F. Kelly, Keith A. Mathison, Sinclair Ferguson, Stephen J. Nichols, K. Scott Oliphint, Burk Parsons, Robert A. Peterson, R. C. Sproul, Cornelis P. Venema, Guy Prentiss Waters, Paul Wells, Derek W. H. Thomas, and John W. Tweeddale
- Scholarly yet Approachable: Essays are written to be accessible to all readers, whether they have read Calvin's writings or not
- Comprehensive: Explores topics such as pastoral ministry, friendship, suffering, the authority of Scripture, God's providence, the church, the Holy Spirit, and more
Contents:
Preface -Derek W. H. Thomas and John W. Tweeddale
Part One: The Life and Work of John Calvin
1. The Young Calvin -Michael A. G. Haykin
2. The Call to Geneva and the Struggle for Orthodoxy -Stephen J. Nichols
3. Calvin the Pastor -David B. Calhoun
4. Calvin and the Consistory -Douglas F. Kelly
5. Calvin and Friends -W. Robert Godfrey
6. The Expository Pulpit of John Calvin -Steven J. Lawson
7. The Development of the Institutes from 1536 to 1559 -Derek W. H. Thomas
Part Two: The Teaching of John Calvin
8. The Divinity and Authority of Scripture -K. Scott Oliphint
9. Creation and Humanity -J. V. Fesko
10. The Providence of God -Burk Parsons
11. The Law of God -Guy Prentiss Waters
12. The Person and Work of Christ -Paul Wells
13. The Holy Spirit -Joel R. Beeke
14. The Christian Life -Edward Donnelly
15. Knowing God through Adversity -Derek W. H. Thomas
16. Predestination -Paul Helm
17. The Church as Mother -John W. Tweeddale
18. The Sacraments -Keith A. Mathison
19. God's Preservation of His Saints -Robert A. Peterson
20. The Last Things -Cornelis P. Venema
Afterword -R. C. Sproul
Appendix: Reading Calvin and His Interpreters -John W. Tweeddale
Editors:
Derek Thomas (PhD, University of Wales, Lampeter) is Chancellor's Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at Reformed Theological Seminary and senior minister at First Presbyterian Church (ARP) in Columbia, South Carolina. He is the author of many books, including Calvin's Teaching on Job, and serves as a teaching fellow with Ligonier Ministries.
John W. Tweeddale (PhD, University of Edinburgh) is vice president of academics and professor of theology at Reformation Bible College. He is also a teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America. He is the author of John Owen and Hebrews and coeditor of the T&T Clark Handbook of John Owen.
Endorsements:
The contributors not only highlight but also understand the profound contemporary relevance of his theological and pastoral emphases. Here is a genuine Calvinian treat! May it encourage twenty-first-century pastors and teachers-indeed, all serious Christians-to think, worship, serve, and live in the kind of dependence on God and confidence in his word that Calvin so courageously exhibited in his day."
--Sinclair B. Ferguson, Chancellor's Professor of Systematic Theology, Reformed Theological Seminary; Teaching Fellow, Ligonier Ministries "
By introducing Calvin's theology, this book provides the church with a biblical and theological foundation that will not be shaken. Read this book, and then run to read Calvin himself."
--Matthew Barrett, Professor of Christian Theology, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; Editor in Chief, Credo Magazine; editor, Reformation Theology "
Additional Information:
| Cover: | Softcover |
| Number of Pages: | 567 |
| Publisher: | Crossway |
| Publication Date: | 2019 |